St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-21
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board of Education.
Adjourned Meeting.

itSiu puinuiiit w lttJOuTiitHtIll us Iluu
on the nth inst, President Schlffmann
in the chair.
Iq Present = Inspector Minor, Giesen,
Williams, Ellis, Gilbert, Postlethwaite,
,aSerlandi, Haas, Dobner and Mr.. Presi-
dent-l0.
ri Absent = Inspectors Schurmeiers,
,Wampler, Simmon and Athey-4.
subsequently present.
i The minutes of the meeting held on
the 18th inst. were read and approved.
FL COMMUNICATIONS. ,s
from William L. Murray, Corporation
~ Counsel &,Sll Nsnsl6
Official opinion defining the law with
reference to vacancies occurring in the
membership of the Board OF Education,
designating the Mayor as the authority
TO appoint, and deciding that Mr., Will
jam III. Cook, appointed by the Mayor
To succeed Mr.. Curtis, is entitled to
membership on presentation of proper
commission and upon further qualifying
i'll the manner required. .lSee iiles.)
Accepted. ''fs
A commission appointing William III.
Cook as n member of the Board for the
signed, issued and signed by Hon. Rob
ert A. Smith, Mayor, attested by
Thomas A. Prendergast, city clerk, and
bearing the municipal seal, was then
read at length and the statement made
by the Secretary that Mr.. Cook had duly
qualified and subscribed to the oath of
office, whereupom Mr.. Cook was form
ally welcomed MS member of the
Board by the President, and invited to
take the seat vacated by Mr.. Curtis.
From the Superintendent
Verbal invitation to the members OF
the Board to visit the exhibit of the
commercial, chemical and drawing de-
partments of the High school, to be
/ shown from 9 a. m. to 4 p. III. at the
| High school on the 22d inst.
REPORTS.
From the Committee on Real Estate
Presenting letters from the building
inspector and Mr.. William II.
Wilcox, architect, calling attention
to the unsafe condition of the
rear wall of the Van Buren,
Building (0ld part; further stating that
from observations made it was evident
that said rear wall was originally put
| up in very unwOrkmanlike manner,
causing continual settling, fall of
plastering, endless repairs, ETC., and
censuring the supervising architect as
well as the contractor of said old part;
also explaining that this condition OF
things would probably never have been
detected had 1t not been for the fact
that in laying the footings of the
addition now being built, the old wall
was laid bare and no evidence OF foot
ing stones found, etc. The committee
taken to ensure the safety of the build
ing and asked the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution, viz:
Resolved, That the Committee on Real
Estate DO and it is hereby authorized
to have such retaining wall built at the
Van Buren, school as may he necessary
to prevent the caVing in of the ground
! adjacent to said building.
l. Accepted and adopted by:
Yeas-lnSpectors Minor, Giesen, Will
Jams, Ellis, Gilbert, Postlethwaite,
Cook, Berlandi, Haas, Dobner and Mr..
I>President-ll.
| : Referring to dire 'iction on the part of
the supervising architect and contractor
| in the foregoing report, it was, on mo-
ton of Inspector Williams, voted that
the matter be referred to the Corpora
tion Counsel and the Chairman of the
| Committee on Real Estate TO mvesti-
| gate, inquire and to take such action rs
may be thought advisable to protect the
'interests of the Board against any
Ewrong doing in the premises.
From Chairman P0stlethwaite, of the
Real Estate Committee
> Requesting that hereafter no estimates
on building contracts be submitted for
action to the Committee ON Real Estate,
| unless the same be certified to by the re-
Ilspective architects so as TO show, The
,pmount of work done and material fur
| nished under the different sub-heads OF
the contract rs the work progresses, and
that the secretary notify the architects
accordingly.
| Concurred In and SO ordered.
| From the Secretary
| Reporting that in the resolution re-
fering to the purchase OF the new Hum
b0ldt school site, adopted on May 10,
1887, and duly recorded on pages 10
and 1870 of the Journal of Proceedings,
| mistake had been made in the descrip-
ton of the property authorized to- be
bought; that said property was described
in the resolution as lots |, 2 and 3, block
IS, of West st. Paul proper, when it
| ought to have been described as lots |,
2 ana the north y of lot 3, block 81,
! West st. Paul proper, being 125 feet
front on Livingstone avenue by $50 feet
on DelOs street, the exact dimensions of
the tract as fully understood by the
Board and reported upon by the COM
mittee. Action was requested to be
taken to correct the record so as to
make the description i'm the resolution
conform to the description in the deed
conveying said 125Xl50 feet to the
| Board.
The vote by which the resolution
| above referred to was adopted was
thereupon taken into reconsideration by
unanimous vote, when, on motion of
Inspector POstlethwaite, said resolution
was amended SO as to read as follows,
| viz:
Resolved, That the proper officers of
| tlx..D % M hA ,,s,I
to draw IL warrant for the payment of
lots /. 2 and the north one-half of lot 8,
in block 30, of West st. Paul proper, the
same being located ut the corner of
DeloS and Livingston streets; provided
the same can he purchased at a sum not
| to exceed $4,000, such warrant to be
| paid when there is money in the treas
ury for the purpose, on approval by the
| Corporation Attorney of Il good and suf-
! ficient deed of conveyance; interest on
| deferred payment to be paid at IA rate
not to exceed per cent. per annum
from date of approval of deed.
| Adopted by:
Yeas-Inspectors Schumacher, Minor,
| Giesen, Williams, Ellis, Gilbert, Pos
tlethwaite, Cook, Berlandi, Haas, Dob
| ner and Mr.. President-12.
Nays-0.
Inspector Berland moved it be de-
clared the sense of the Board that the
old Humboldt school property be not
sold at present.
lt3 Adopted.
20 UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The report of the Committee on
High school addition. undisposed
of at the last meeting, was taken
up and its reading called for, viz:
,Erom tn Committee on Real Estate
|g5 ST. PAUL, june IL, 1887.
10 the President and Members of the
~ Board of Education.
II. GENTLEMEN: Referring to the pro-